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remainder
noun the part that is left
» After six weeks of French,
we studied Spanish for
the remainder of the term.
balance, last, others,
remains, remnants, rest
remains
plural noun the parts left over
» We put the remains of lunch
in the fridge.
debris, dregs, leftovers,
relics, remnants, residue,
scraps, vestiges, detritus,
leavings
remark^1
verb to mention or comment
on something » She remarked
that my hair was looking nice.
comment, mention,
observe, say, state
remark^2
noun something you say
» Trudy’s remark about my
new coat pleased me.
comment, observation,
statement, utterance, word
remember
verb to bring to mind
something from the past
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remind
verb to make someone
remember something
» Please remind me to water
the plants before we go out.
bring back to,
jog someone’s memory,
make someone remember,
put in mind, refresh
someone’s memory
remote^1
adjective far off in distance
» We stayed for a week on
a remote farm in the hills.
distant, far-off,
inaccessible, isolated,
lonely, outlying
remote^2
adjective far away in time
» The days of knights in
armour riding into battle
are from the remote past.
distant, far-off
remote^3
adjective not wanting to be
friendly » I tried to talk to
her, but she was very remote.
aloof, cold, detached,
distant, reserved,
withdrawn
remote^4
adjective not very great
» The chances of us winning
the lottery are pretty remote.
poor, slender, slight,
slim, small
remove
verb to take something off
or away » Sue had already
bought milk, so she removed
it from the shopping list.
delete, detach, eject,
eliminate, erase, extract,
get rid of, take away, take
off, take out, withdraw,
efface, excise, expunge
renew
verb to begin something
again » Dawn renewed her
subscription to the magazine.
begin again, recommence,
re-establish, reopen,
resume
renounce
verb (formal) to reject
something or give it up
» Tina renounced all fast food.
disown, give up, reject,
relinquish, eschew (formal)
renovate
verb to repair an old
building or machine
» My aunt bought a rundown
house and renovated it.
do up, modernize,
recondition, refurbish,
repair, restore, revamp
We stayed for a week on
a remote farm in the hills.
Sue had already bought milk, so she
removed it from the shopping list.
Tina renounced all fast food.
renovate
call to
mind
Can you call to mind
where the keys are?
recollect
Do you recollect what
we did last Tuesday?
reminisce
Reminisce with Grandpa
about the past.
antonym: forget
Don’t forget to do your homework!
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